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A review by olinast
A Theatre for Dreamers by Polly Samson
2.0
The majority of this was a struggle to get through even though i was reading it on a Greek island. It really picks up in the last 50-70 pages. Too many characters, the narrator doesn’t have a personality for the majority of the book which makes her insight unremarkable. The end did break my heart a little but overall just boring.
Also as a personal pet peeve - I still struggle to understand the point of including words in a different language (Greek) without an explanation of what they mean. It felt more natural than when I read The Kite Runner and every Pashto word was translated into English immediately after, but I’m not sure if that’s due to the writing in this book or the fact that I’m Greek.
Also as a personal pet peeve - I still struggle to understand the point of including words in a different language (Greek) without an explanation of what they mean. It felt more natural than when I read The Kite Runner and every Pashto word was translated into English immediately after, but I’m not sure if that’s due to the writing in this book or the fact that I’m Greek.